Department Details
The Department of Orthopedics at Shanghai Children's Medical Center is a premier national specialty department dedicated to the correction of musculoskeletal deformities and trauma management in children and adolescents aged 0–18 years. Since its establishment over two decades ago, the department has adhered to the principle of patient-centered medical care, providing the most advanced medical concepts, the most refined surgical techniques, and the highest quality medical services. It has formed a robust medical network rooted in Shanghai and serving the entire nation.
**Advantages and Features**
The Department of Orthopedics at the Children's Medical Center possesses unique strengths:
1. It inherits and preserves the excellent traditions of senior pediatric orthopedic experts in Shanghai, upholding medical ethics and professional conduct while standardizing medical procedures and practices.
2. Leveraging the platform advantages of the National Children's Medical Center, it has conducted extensive academic exchanges and collaborations with multiple advanced medical institutions in Europe and the United States, including Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, USA, DuPont Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, the Paley Advanced Limb Reconstruction Center, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Basel Children's Hospital in Switzerland. These exchanges and collaborations ensure that the department's medical concepts and techniques remain aligned with international advanced standards.
3. An outstanding medical team. Over half of the department members hold senior professional titles, and 90% have received medium- to long-term overseas professional training and possess certifications from international professional associations, keeping them abreast of the latest global developments and technologies in their respective fields.
**Comprehensive Subspecialties**
The Department of Orthopedics at the Children's Medical Center boasts the most comprehensive subspecialty setup in China, encompassing eight major areas: spine, hip joint, foot and ankle, sports injuries, limb imbalance, neuromuscular disorders, hand and foot deformities, and bone tumors and diseases. The scope of treatment includes non-surgical management of early-onset spinal deformities, selective segmental posterior three-dimensional correction for idiopathic scoliosis; early diagnosis and treatment of developmental hip dysplasia, personalized surgical and rehabilitation treatments for hip disorders at different ages; multi-level precision surgery and rehabilitation planning for cerebral palsy combined with gait analysis; correction and reconstruction of complex limb deformities with axis abnormalities and length discrepancies; systematic correction of clubfoot, cavus foot, and flatfoot valgus; minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques for sports injuries; hand and foot plastic surgery and functional reconstruction; multidisciplinary limb salvage surgery for malignant tumors; and multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of rare and difficult diseases. Additionally, in the management of skeletal and soft tissue trauma, the department promotes and is committed to minimally invasive treatment concepts and techniques tailored to children, leading the industry in innovation.